June 2026 marked a shift from May's public-sector-led funding to private capital, with no government grants recorded. Capital commitments totaled ~$151.4M across four deals. Equity investments led the activity, including Ardian–Société Générale and Deep Sky–Sumitomo Mitsui. Debt financing was recorded through Charm Industrial–JPMorgan and Carbon2Nature Brasil. CDR offtake volumes increased to ~2.23M tonnes, with activity shifting from BECCS to nature-based removals. Amazon's

Opportunities, Challenges, Solutions and Lessons Learned While Building a Carbon Negative Economy Summary From London Carbon Removal Investor Conclave 2026 This white paper summarizes the discussion from the Investor Conclave held at the Carbon Removal Investment Summit in London in May 2026 (https://LondonSummit.cCarbon.info/) 38 investors and capital enablers, who have collectively deployed or arranged USD 4 billion+ in the CDR space, participated in a pre-meeting survey, f

CDR is entering a new phase where scale, financeability, and verified delivery are becoming the key measures of market progress. By March 2026, cumulative capital committed to carbon dioxide removal had reached USD 11.5 billion, while estimated annual removal capacity increased to 18.1 MtCO2e/year, up from ~12.5 MtCO2e/year in June 2025. The sector is still growing, but the basis of market confidence is changing: investors and buyers are now placing greater weight on delivery

May 2026 marked a public-sector-led phase of CDR market activity, with grants driving both capital deployment and deal flow. UK DESNZ-backed funding supported a broad set of engineered removal pathways, including BECCS, DAC, BiCRS, marine CDR, and enhanced weathering. Private capital remained active through equity rounds for Applied Carbon and CREW Carbon, but government funding shaped the month’s investment landscape. CDR offtake volumes declined from ~3.2M tonnes in April t